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OpenStudy (anonymous):

vocabulary: 1. Jacksonian Democracy 2. Indian Removal Act 3. The Trail of Tears 4. John C. Calhoun 5. Tariff of Abominations 6. Nullificatin

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

@idek-ok all the vocab terms for those words

OpenStudy (idek-ok):

1. Jacksonian Democracy: "Jacksonian Democracy is the political movement toward greater democracy for the common man symbolized by American politician Andrew Jackson and his supporters. Jackson's policies followed the era of Jeffersonian democracy which dominated the previous political era." 2. Indian Removal Act: "The Indian Removal Act was a law passed by Congress on May 28, 1830, during the presidency of Andrew Jackson. It authorized the president to negotiate with Indian tribes in the Southern United States for their removal to federal territory west of the Mississippi River in exchange for their homelands." 3. Trail of Tears: "The Trail of Tears is a name given to the ethnic cleansing and forced relocation of Native American nations from southeastern parts of the United States following the Indian Removal Act of 1830." 4. John C. Calhoun: "He was a United States politician from South Carolina during the 1st half of the nineteenth century. Calhoun was the first Vice President to resign from office (served as VP in the Adams and Jackson Administration)... he resigned to become a member of the Senate. and was known as an advocate of slavery, states rights, a limited federal government, and nullification (nullification is the belief that the states should have the right to deem a federal law unconstitutional). Calhoun was a major inspiration to the secessionists who caused the Civil War (he was dead during the Civil War period, he was only an inspiration). He also served in the United States House of Representatives and was Secretary of War under James Monroe and Secretary of State under John Tyler." 5. Tariff of Abominations: "The Tariff of 1828 was a protective tariff passed by the Congress of the United States on May 19, 1828, designed to protect industry in the northern United States. It was labeled the Tariff of Abominations by its southern detractors because of the effects it had on the antebellum Southern economy." 6. Nullification: "The doctrine that states can set aside federal laws. Urged in the late 1820s by John C. Calhoun, nullification precipitated a crisis between Calhoun and President Andrew Jackson."

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